Eddie Shore and That Old-Time Hockey

by C. Michael Hiam

Book Overview

Eddie Shore was the Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb of hockey, a brilliant player with an unmatched temper. Emerging from the Canadian prairie to become a member of the Boston Bruins in 1926, the man from Saskatchewan invaded every circuit in the NHL like a runaway locomotive on a downgrade. Hostile fans turned out in droves with a wish to see him killed, but in Boston he could do no wrong.

During his twenty-year professional career, the controversial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771041292
• ISBN13: 9780771041297
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"